Search Tool: Prehistoric monuments within 2km of SX5448078250

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About the database: In all listings clicking on the photo will open a page for the site with a larger photo. The listings are drawn mainly from scientific journals and will not include the most recently discovered minor sites. There is comprehensive coverage of stone circles, stone rows and menhirs. Listings for cists and cairn circles should cover most of the better known sites. There are only partial entries for round cairns, settlements, pounds and none for reaves. For listings of specific types of monument click on Resources in the menu above. Corrections, or any feedback or suggestions are very welcome, email: info@dartmoorwalks.org.uk.

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Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Stone Row & SettlementsOS Map:SX 55639 78205NMR record:SX 57 NE 13HER record:4226Megalithic Portal:1062PMD:Langstone Moor Stone CircleShortName: SC:LangstoneButler map: 30.10DPD page: 14Turner: G10Notes: The Langstone standing stone and also the stone circle were used for target practice by American troops who were stationed nearby during the Second World War. Bullet holes can be seen on the Langstone standing stone and the circle was sadly smashed to smithereens. The Langstone Moor Stone circle had been restored in 1894 when all of the stones were re-erected in their original socket holes. Today only 3 stones remain intact with 10 having been destroyed and the rest overturned during World War Two. The debris of the former stones remain in place. Pre-war photos give a sense of how spectacular this site used to be. The original restored circle consisted of 16 stones in a 20.9m circle. The original survey by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee suggested that there might have originally been a secondary concentric circle consisting of elvan rather than granite stones although the evidence for this today is unclear (see Extract from the Second Report of the D.E.C.), see also HER MDV4226. Further coverage can be found on Legendary Dartmoor: Dartmoor's Prehistoric Langstone Moor. Lethbridge p14, diagram p13.Nearby sites:SX55647821Distance: 1.16km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Stone Row & SettlementsOS Map:SX 55023 78742NMR record:SX 57 NE 18HER record:4225Megalithic Portal:17504PMD:Langstone Moor Standing StoneShortName: SS:LangstoneButler map: 30.12Butler Vol 5: p.230DPD page: 13Notes: The Langstone standing stone is 2.76m high and can be seen from some distance. It was restored in its original socket in 1893. The Langstone is close to a stone row consisting of very small stones. The Langstone standing stone and also the stone circle were used for target practice by American troops who were stationed nearby during the second world. Bullet holes can be seen on the Langstone standing stone. Lethbridge pp.13-14.Nearby sites:SX55027874Distance: 0.73km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Stone Row & SettlementsOS Map:SX 55022 78851NMR record:SX 57 NE 18HER record:4223Megalithic Portal:2016The Stone Rows of GB:Langstone MoorPMD:Langstone Moor I Stone RowShortName: SR:LangstoneButler map: 30.12DPD page: 14Notes: "A single stone row stands on Launceston (Langstone). Moor circa 330 feet in length, probably longer when complete. There are now only 18 stones, the largest of which stands only 18 inches above ground. At the north end are the remains of a barrow, now reduced to little more than a rubble ring. At the south end is the standing stone known as the 'Langstone', from which the moor probably takes its name. The stone was re-erected in 1893 and stands to a height of 9 feet 3 inches." Lethbridge p14, diagram p13.Nearby sites:SX55027885Distance: 0.81km

OS Map:SX 54860 77650NMR record:SX 57 NW 27HER record:4120Megalithic Portal:35802Alternate name: Langstone Moor S.2 CairnShortName: CN:Langston S2Butler map: 31.19.2Grinsell: PET 34Notes: "Two round barrows on Peter Tavy Great Common. (A) SX54847764 A flat topped stony mound, probably a cairn, about 12m E-W by 11m transversely and of 0.6m maximum height. There is no apparent kerb and the edges are ill-defined. It is predominantly turf-covered but a small area of stones is exposed in the NW quadrant presumably the site of the 1899 excavation.(B) SX54887765 Located 45m ENE of 'A' or probable cairn visible as a turf covered mound about 5m in diameter and 0.3m high. No kerb is evident and the centre has been disturbed. The mounds are both quite prominently situated on the summit of a gently domed ridge of rough grassland which is generally devoid of surface stone."Nearby sites:SX54867765Distance: 0.71km

OS Map:SX 54597 78701NMR record:SX 57 NW 7HER record:4164Megalithic Portal:35804Alternate name: White Tor E.1 Stone Ring Cairn Circle ShortName: RC:White TorButler map: 31.22.1Grinsell: PET 24Turner: A26Notes: See also duplicate 439800. Turner A26. Butler White Tor E.1. "Round cairn 340 metres east of White Tor summit. This monument includes a round cairn situated on a gentle south-east facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Walkham. The cairn mound measures 6m in diameter and stands up to 0.4m high. A hollow in the centre of the mound measuring 3m in diameter and 0.3m deep is the result of a partial excavation carried out by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1899. This work recovered a perforated stone. A kerb of small stones defines the outer edge of the mound."Nearby sites:SX54607870Distance: 0.47km

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks:Dartmoor Site: White Tor FortOS Map:SX 54230 78670NMR record:SX 57 NW 8HER record:4101Megalithic Portal:17506ShortName: NE:White TorButler map: 31.13DPD page: 13Notes: Neolithic tor enclosure. "A camp on the summit of White Tor formed by a double wall, now in ruinous condition. Both walls appear to have been 10 to 11 feet thick, the outer wall being 4 to 4 1/2 feet high, the inner 6 to 7 feet high. The distance between the walls varies between 10 and 40 feet. The entrances are to the east, where access is easier, they are not opposite and are protected by the spur walls. Within the camp are four hut circles and three possible hut shelters, and two northern circles (numbers 5 and 6 on plan) are joined by a short wall." See also, Legendary Dartmoor: Dartmoor's White Tor Neolithic Settlement. See also HER record MDV4102.Nearby sites:SX54237867Distance: 0.49km